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Gary Naylor

Gary Naylor is chief London reviewer for BroadwayWorld (https://www.broadwayworld.com/author/Gary-Naylor) and feels privileged to see so much of his home city's theatre. He writes about cricket for The Guardian (https://www.theguardian.com/profile/gary-naylor) and is a lead commentator at Guerilla Cricket (https://www.guerillacricket.com/). He podcasts on 80s and 90s football at https://www.nessundormapod.com/. He writes on films at Letterboxd  https://letterboxd.com/garynaylor999/. He tweets at https://twitter.com/garynaylor85. 






Review: KILLING THE CAT, Riverside Studios
Review: KILLING THE CAT, Riverside Studios
March 23, 2023

Existential questions abound in world premiere of a musical that does not make the fur fly

Review: DEBATE: BALDWIN VS BUCKLEY, Stone Nest
Review: DEBATE: BALDWIN VS BUCKLEY, Stone Nest
March 22, 2023

Taut and razor-sharp verbatim adaptation of a famous debate from the 60s is entertaining and enlightening

Review: LEAVING VIETNAM, Park Theatre
Review: LEAVING VIETNAM, Park Theatre
March 21, 2023

Richard Vergette's one-man play is never less than engaging, but one wonders why here and why now?

Review: MACBETH, Southwark Playhouse Borough
Review: MACBETH, Southwark Playhouse Borough
March 17, 2023

Flabbergast Theatre take a bold approach to a familiar play and hit and miss along the way

Review: GUYS & DOLLS, Bridge Theatre
Review: GUYS & DOLLS, Bridge Theatre
March 16, 2023

As perfectly realised a revival as one could ever hope to see, full honour paid to both the incomparable source material and the times in which we live now

Review: STILL HERE, Jack Studio Theatre
Review: STILL HERE, Jack Studio Theatre
March 15, 2023

Mari Lloyd's new play will speak loud and clear to young people today, but misses a chance for dramatic development as its structure all but disallows the chance to see its subjects together in the same space.

Review: TURANDOT, Royal Opera House
Review: TURANDOT, Royal Opera House
March 13, 2023

Come for Nessun Dorma; stay for love's triumph over death

Review: JUMPING THE SHARK, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
Review: JUMPING THE SHARK, Upstairs at the Gatehouse
March 8, 2023

A comedy that certainly does not jump the shark, instead offering finely drawn characters, poignant moments and, most precious of all, big laughs.

Review: BRILLIANT JERKS, Southwark Playhouse Borough
Review: BRILLIANT JERKS, Southwark Playhouse Borough
March 4, 2023

Diverting comedy that never strays too far from some well-trodden paths

Review: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 1936, Watford Palace Theatre
Review: THE MERCHANT OF VENICE 1936, Watford Palace Theatre
March 3, 2023

A bold and accessible Merchant that commits to exposing the antisemitism that suffuses the play

Review: AN ABSOLUTE FARCE OF A MURDER MYSTERY, The Drayton Arms Theatre
Review: EGYPTIANS, Gulbenkian Arts Centre, University of Kent
Review: EGYPTIANS, Gulbenkian Arts Centre, University of Kent
February 26, 2023

Verse and music enhances a production that straddles millennia

Review: GRENFELL: SYSTEM FAILURE SCENES FROM THE INQUIRY, Playground Theatre
Review: GRENFELL: SYSTEM FAILURE SCENES FROM THE INQUIRY, Playground Theatre
February 24, 2023

Following up Value Engineering, Richard Norton-Taylor and Nicolas Kent once more let the evidence speak for itself in a piece of verbatim theatre that still manages to shock us

Review: AFGHANISTAN IS NOT FUNNY, Arcola Theatre
Review: AFGHANISTAN IS NOT FUNNY, Arcola Theatre
February 23, 2023

A monologue that comes alive with photographs of the carnage of war but never quite settles its underlying moral ambiguity

Review: BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE, Tabard Theatre
Review: BELL, BOOK AND CANDLE, Tabard Theatre
February 22, 2023

Lovely to look at, funny and clever, a perfect tonic for these miserable days full of bills and empty shelves

Review: WINDFALL, Southwark Playhouse
Review: WINDFALL, Southwark Playhouse
February 15, 2023

London transfer of New York hit comedy gathers a few laughs, but feels out of step with the times

Review: ONE WHO WANTS TO CROSS, Finborough Theatre
Review: ONE WHO WANTS TO CROSS, Finborough Theatre
February 3, 2023

A powerful, hour-long work that uses repetition, poetry and disorientation to take us inside the minds of those who risk everything to escape their homeland.

Review: THE RAILWAY CHILDREN - A MUSICAL, The Electric Theatre, Guildford
Review: THE RAILWAY CHILDREN - A MUSICAL, The Electric Theatre, Guildford
February 1, 2023

Delightful new musical (based on the much loved novel and film) that deserves a wider audience than its short run affords

Review: PICASSO, The Playground Theatre
Review: PICASSO, The Playground Theatre
January 27, 2023

Peter Tate gives us a bullish Picasso, with his women projected on video, but they do need more of a voice to balance the narrative

Review: HAVE I NONE, Golden Goose Theatre
Review: HAVE I NONE, Golden Goose Theatre
January 25, 2023

Dystopian play, set 54 years in the future, raises questions about the direction of consumerism today



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